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Household of William Wilson (born 1832, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Wilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilson, born in 1832 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marion Wilson, born in 1835 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Grandson, Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, Walter (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wilson's household

Male

William

Wilson

Head
Female

Marion

Wilson

Wife
Male

William

Wilson

Son
Male

Andrew

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wilson

Mother
Male

Robert

Alexander

Grandson
Male

Walter

Alexander

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Wilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilson

Head

Married

49

1832

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Wilson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Wilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wilson

Mother

Widow

26

1855

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Grandson

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Alexander

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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